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I have some swordtails that are getting close to giving birth. Last time, I didn't have a chance to move them and they had the babies. I don't wanna miss it this time, and I have a 10 gallon tank for them to have the babies in. I don't want to stress them out and have them die/prematurely have...

I have a 10 gallon tank with a HOB filter for future fry. However, I dislike the noise of it. I was thinking of filling the whole tank with hornwort, elodea, and other fast growers and getting rid of the filter. If this isn't a possibility, I'll definitely continue to use the filter, but if this...

I finally got around to buying new lights. I purchased the Finnex Planted+ 24/7. Now the thing I'm really wondering is if the 24/7 mode can be useful at all. I know the PAR peaks for only around 3 hours, but I also enjoy some of the colors it gives. Would I be better off just keeping it on max...

I know this gets asked a lot, but I'm just really anxious to get into breeding lol. It looks like it's close, but not quite there. I'm just not sure, though; it seems to look different everytime. Thank you.

In my RCS tank, the majority of the newest generation are clear. Some are red, and some even brownish. Substrate is black, I do water changes. What should I do? Nobody will buy these clear shrimp, and I'm not such a fan of them either. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have made an interesting observation regarding the growth of Ludwigia in an outdoor setup. The growth outside in medium shade is drastically different than the growth in my tanks indoors. This occurred after the plants died off outside; I didn't think they'd ever come back. The Bacopa also has...

I have tube lighting over my 55 gallon. Plant growth has been decent, but one of my bulbs broke in an accident a few months ago. Ever since, I have been using a 4100k cool white bulb and the other three are 6500k. Apart from the look that I'm not sure I'm so keen on, would I achieve greater...

Would it be possible to breed black skirt tetras in my shrimp tank? I'm worried about the tetras eating the shrimp/shrimplets. The shrimp tank is a 55 gallon filled near halfway. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Has anyone ever done a tank with only one or two types of plants? I'd love to see some pics. I just took out a ton of plants in my 55 and am going to grow them outside during the summer. I left dwarf sag and vallisneria and am going to fill the back with the vals and the rest of the substrate...

Hello. In my 55g planted tank, I've been having lots of fish deaths. My tank has been lowered from 12 fish to 4 fish in the matter of a few weeks. The tank was cycled before adding fish, parameters were good as of a few days ago but my API tubes broke in an accident (ordered more, should be...

So I know serpae tetras tend to be nippy fish and having angels with long flowing fins, it sounds like a bad idea. However, I've been keeping a school of them with a dwarf gourami who also has long fins in a 55 gallon. So, if I were to eventually get angelfish in the future, could this work? Or...

I have a 3 gallon RCS breeding tank. For my next project I'm looking to breed CRS. I know you can mix the two, but would that be too small of a space for breeding both? My other options are a small Rubbermaid and a 55 gallon that would only be partially filled. What's my best option?

I have a 3G rcs breeding tank that has lots of nutrient absorbing plants but no filter. Lately I've been noticing lots of extremely tiny, circular bugs swimming around the top of the water. Is this natural?

I'm looking to upgrade my lighting to LEDs. The $100-$150 range is my budget, but anything that could work for medium light plants that's under $100 would be awesome (although I'm sure that's not possible lol). So far I've looked at the Finnex Planted+ 24/7 and the FugeRay. Any other...

One of my serpae tetras is flipping and going in circles and spazzing out. No signs of Ich, I can test water tomorrow but the tank has been cycled and all other fish are fine. I also did a 40% water change yesterday. What could be the problem, a parasite? Or does it just have air trapped?

Hey, I am expecting fry in a few weeks from a relatively uncommon type of swordtail. I have a 3G red cherry shrimp tank with lots of live plants. Would I be able to put the fry in there and have a pretty good survival rate?

I'm having some issues with my bacopa monnieri. The bottoms of the stems have turned a very dark green, but new growth is a nice bright green. I have 120 watts of T12 6500k lighting over a 55 gallon tank. I dose Flourish Comprehensive as well as Osmocote root tabs and API leaf zone every other...

I've been cycling my 55 for close to a month . About a week or so ago the nitrites appeared off the charts. One week later and the test still shows a neon purple color right when the drops are in. I did a 45% water change because I heard high nitrites can stall a cycle and nitrites are STILL...

I am cycling a 55g planted. The nitrites have been off the charts for about a week now. I still have some ammonia since the first dosing which is weird, but it has lowered. Nitrates are pretty high as well, ~80. I thought I'd speed it up by seeding from my other tank. However the other tank has...

I pulled out a new crypt that melted when I first put it in the tank. I inspected the roots and a nasty sulfur smell came from them. Is this something to be worried about in terms of the entire tank? Should I toss the plant?

My rotala indica leaves died off during its acclimation period and is now sending out green leaves. Should I remove all the dead leaves and just leave the tiny new ones, or can I just wait and have them fall off?

It looks like I may have accidentally introduced some snails that came with plants. Will they all die off during a cycle with such high ammonia and nitrite levels, or will I have to live with them/ take action myself?

asking a lot of ?s about these new plants, but just wanting to make this whole tank right. I got the plants last week for the 55 and they're doing alright, but seem to lack a really nice green. I'm assuming it's just an acclimation period, but will they get greener as I continue to fertilize...

Just filled my new 55g with rotala indica, Amazon sword, moneywort, crypts, ludwigia repens, anacharis and hornwort a few days ago. I have the rotala grouped all along the back of the tank. How long should I expect for all these plants to grow In so the tank won't look so bare? Some leaves have...

Just got a used 55 gallon tank. I bought a glass top and realized that the front was bowing out a little bit and the center brace cannot reach to the end of tank. Do I have to go out and buy a new tank? Thanks.